Assessment of parental adverse childhood experiences in children with psychological symptoms

Assessment of parental adverse childhood experiences in children with psychological symptoms - -

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00025986

Enrollment

350

Registered

2021-07-29

Start date

2021-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

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Conditions

All common child and adolescent psychiatric disorders F90.0 F98.0 F98.1 F32

Interventions

Group 1: Caregivers (mostly parents) of all patients presented in the recruitment centers are assessed by questionnaires. Group 2: Caregivers (mostly parents) of all patients diagnosed with ADHD are a

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 Years to 17 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age 0-17 years, written consent for study participation, sufficient German language knowledge

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age =/> 18 years, insufficient German language knowledge

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Assessment of associations between parental adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and symptom severity, developmental factors in children and parental stress caused by the COVID-19-pandemic. Assessment by the following parental questionnaires: ACE-D; Corona-Belastungsbogen (questionnaire regarding stress caused by the pandemic), Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), demographic information.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Effect of parental ACEs on paental stress and parenting style compared between 3 groups of children with different psychiatric disorders (internalizing disorder - ADHD - functional incontinence). Assessment by the following parental questionnaires: ACE-D; Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), demographic information, parental stress questionnaire ('Elternstressfragebogen' - ESF); 'Eltern-Erziehungsinventar (EEI)' (Questionnaire assessing parenting style)	—

Measure

Time frame

Effect of parental ACEs on paental stress and parenting style compared between 3 groups of children with different psychiatric disorders (internalizing disorder - ADHD - functional incontinence). Assessment by the following parental questionnaires: ACE-D; Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), demographic information, parental stress questionnaire ('Elternstressfragebogen' - ESF); 'Eltern-Erziehungsinventar (EEI)' (Questionnaire assessing parenting style)

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactStephanie Lion

Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie

stephanie.lion@uks.eu06841 16 24395

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026